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It's sad... it's depressing... I like it. I just love the new opening because it is tormenting my mind about the ending. Seeing that most of the characters are crying or in agony is making me think more and more about the ending of the series.

Spoiler for speculation about the ending:

The scene with Winry crying might be when the brothers are returning, well that's what I hope atleast.

I'll comment on the episode later when I watch it with subs.

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Far away from the hectic world I close my eyes to remember the past days... I still hope to see you again...

I don't really like the OP's song, but the animation is pretty damn awesome even if it's not as action packed as I thought it'd be. And yeah quite a few spoilers in it, but the biggest ones probably won't be noticed by the anime only watchers. I love the ED's song, and it fit well with Al's crowing moment of awesome at the end of the episode. Though I do think it looked a bit more badass in the manga:

Spoiler for manga page:

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Same. Not that the anime version of the scene wasn't good, mind you. Just that the manga version gave me a different mental picture in my head, like him constantly moving forward and not stopping. Also, his eyes starting to glow really brightly, which kinda happened in the anime, but when I saw it in the manga, it reminded me of a passage from Terry Pratchett's 'Feet of Clay' which went something like

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the tiny spark in Dorfl's eyes went supernova

or something like that since I don't have my copy on me right now, and I'm definitely not doing that quote/scene full justice.

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Same. Not that the anime version of the scene wasn't good, mind you. Just that the manga version gave me a different mental picture in my head, like him constantly moving forward and not stopping. Also, his eyes starting to glow really brightly, which kinda happened in the anime, but when I saw it in the manga, it reminded me of a passage from Terry Pratchett's 'Feet of Clay' which went something like

or something like that since I don't have my copy on me right now, and I'm definitely not doing that quote/scene full justice.

Yep, that's how I imagined that scene too, I was suprised to see him stop moving in the anime.

I've seen a lot of people say this (as with every other OP) and once again I don't agree with it at all. The 'spoilers' are only things you'd pick up if you've read the manga anyways. The only real OP spoiler for me would be in OP3 where they showed Ling with the other homunculi and OP4 where they showed him betraying them.

I don't really like the OP's song, but the animation is pretty damn awesome even if it's not as action packed as I thought it'd be. And yeah quite a few spoilers in it, but the biggest ones probably won't be noticed by the anime only watchers. I love the ED's song, and it fit well with Al's crowing moment of awesome at the end of the episode. Though I do think it looked a bit more badass in the manga:

Spoiler for manga page:

God, I can't wait for this fight.

The whole episode was awesome !

Wait, is that allowed to post & share 'this' manga scans to compare the anime ones?

Just watched the episode, and I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the script and characters. I loooved it. I think the show is really starting to show it's true colours and what FMA is all about. It's been a treat following this show and we're already 51 episodes in.

I'll me start with what I liked. The episode itself was very well made, with the animation being good and the music placement better than before (like Endless Twilight pointed out, the transition to the ending was well done) I already saw that the staff were in full gear the moment that the final arc started, and this episode proved that again for the most part. Individual parts that I liked from the episode were the Sloth vs. Oliver, which was great to watch, and seeing Major Armstrong in action again also was also nice. Kimblee coming back to the fray was also good, & I found the eye catch with the Mannequin Soldiers mimicking the three wise monkeys to be somewhat funny. May fighting against the Mannequin's was also very nicely choreographed and the best animated segment of the episode, along with Envy's revival (his ''YATTA'' was so cute, it's a crime ^_^) I still don't like the fact that May had to be an idiot for this to happen, but seeing him again was great so I guess it evens out.

Of course, the ones who really stole the episode were Heinkel and Al. When you see Al dragging his kitty Heinkel's bloodied body trying to run away while his own body was falling apart, I could see how desperate and extreme their situation had become, and The speech that Lion King gave to the young cub to convince him to use the philosopher stone, while I found it a bit controversial, especially since the reason he gave amounts to ''the ends justify the means'' (yes yes, Ed also used it to get out of Gluttony's stomach, and Al is using it for the sake of the world not himself, but still, after all of the negative stigma the stone and it's usage were given, it is hard not to frown at the brothers using it. or maybe that is the entire point) it was very heartfelt and really got the point across. And of course, the cliff-hanger was very badass, and it helped that they used it to transition to the ending (I say that it made it even better than the manga.) It also helps that his eye catch is also that awesome.

Now what I really had a problem with was the OP and ED. Both songs are good, but they are lacking in different areas.

I'm not sure what the visuals of the ending are meant to imply. It looked at the start to be a review about Hohenheim life, but then it shifts to things from his point of view, and then something else. It looked really choppy, like they just added pic's that are remotely related to each other and passed on as an ending. Compared to the first two endings, this one is very disappointing.

The opening on the other hand is very nicely put together. It is very mellow and sad, and the sequence of events is really intriguing. And I would have loved it had it been the ending. Seriously, we are at the end of the show here, shit is about to hit the fan from all directions, everyone is fighting, only the strong will survive, and every time the episode opens up will not be with a song to get everyone pumped up, but one that is mellow and sad. I mean really. Even Wrath was crying in there!Also, why are the Brotherhood staff so against having Al do anything but be an empty suit in the opening? I don't like to compare the first series with the new one, but in that he at least done something cool in the openings.

But aside from that, I really liked the part where the homonculus were all shown in the sea of red souls and then we see the --- projected in the eye.

(I also found it a bit funny how they replaced Greed with Kimblee )

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I don't know who is that.
I think that is Ed...But it doesn't seem right

Pride ate Gluttony because it was necessary in order for both of them to survive and triumph. Envy shoots innocent little girls and triggers genocidal wars because it makes him extremely happy. Pretty obvious who the most cruel one is there.

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Forgot to mention how awesome Envy's return was. It was pretty neat in the manga, but the animation was just...wow. Loved it.

The animation was indeed extremely awesome there, especially because his beast form wasn't lame CG but actual high quality regular animation.

I didn't really get why they changed it so that the zombie ate him, but eh it worked well enough.

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It's sad... it's depressing... I like it. I just love the new opening because it is tormenting my mind about the ending. Seeing that most of the characters are crying or in agony is making me think more and more about the ending of the series.

Spoiler for speculation about the ending:

The scene with Winry crying might be when the brothers are returning, well that's what I hope atleast.

Right. Do those look like tears of joy to you? She's obviously depressed in the OP, so there's no way it's supposed to mean that.

Duno, I like the OP. But too many spoilers.
About episode... The beginning looked like part of horror movie
A bit disappointed with the scene where Olivier said "One more place vacant", in manga it looked more epic.
Nice to see Envy back along with Kimbli^^
Looks like next episode will cover the biggest part of the Armstrongs' VS Sloth if my memory doesn't deceive me.
Hainekel had good logic there.

And ending was great! Loved how Kimbli was commenting!
Next episode will be epic

This episode was packed with so many great scenes with more to come next episode. Heinkel giving Al the philosopher's stone was the highlight for me. I completely forgot about it until he reached into his pocket. Such a powerful speech accompanied by fitting music.

Great seeing (Alex) Armstrong in action as well with his over the top entrance.